Prawn Crackers — ENGINEERED

Munch or Dump rates Prawn Crackers by Vitasia ENGINEERED — score 31/90.

Sugar, refined oil, refined starch — the textbook craving triad, fried until it floats. The 24% prawn content is genuinely respectable for the category; the other 76% is a starch-and-oil delivery system. Crunchy air with a seafood accent.

Why this verdict

• Hyper-palatable snack triad: sugar + refined oil + starch
• 32% oil by weight — a deep-fried starch puff clocking ~558 kcal per 100g
• Refined tapioca starch is the number-one ingredient: fast carbs, zero fiber
• Snack-level salt on an eat-the-whole-bag texture
• 24% real prawns is generous for a krupuk — but it flavors the puff, it doesn't feed you

Ingredients (5)

• TAPIOCA STARCH (moderate) — Refined starch used for binding and chew, nutritionally empty.
• High oleic sunflower oil (32%) (moderate) — High-oleic oil is more heat-stable than regular sunflower oil, but at 32% this is a deep-fried, fat-heavy snack driving the calorie load.
• Prawns (24%) (safe) — Real prawns provide actual protein and flavor — a genuine plus over crackers flavored with prawn powder or artificial seasoning.
• Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.